1940-1949

  • Blitzkrieg

    A Nazi Germany military tactic used to avoid infantry and using tanks to win.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The first major battle fought with air forces
  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project was the scientific and military group to develop the atomic bomb.
  • Germany Invaded the Soviet Union

    The invasion changed the Soviet Union to the Allies side.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor was the start of the Japanese attacks on the U.S. when Japan bombed the U.S. Navy base.
  • Battle of Midway

    The U.S. military fought the Japanese at Midway Island, and was the turning point in the war.
  • D-Day

    The Allied invasion in Normandy, France that fought with land, air, and sea forces.
  • The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

    The United States dropped one atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
  • The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb

    The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
  • The End of World War II

    This was the official end of WW II after Japan surrendered to the United States.
  • President Truman was elected for his second term

    Truman was president from 1945 to 1953, serving two terms.
  • The Start of the Palestine War

    The Palestine War was when five Arab nations invaded Palestine.